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Wings of war : the World War II fighter plane that saved the Allies and the believers who made it fly / David Fairbank White, and Margaret Stanback White.

Summary:
"The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781524746322
  • ISBN: 1524746320
  • Physical Description: x, 325 pages 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: [New York] : Caliber, [2022]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue: The Landmarks of a Nightmare -- PART ONE: THE PLANE IN THE DREAM -- Hypnotized -- Flugzeug Konstrukteur -- 100 Days -- Death from Above -- A Turbine like a Typhoon -- The Butcher Bird -- High Noon -- PART TWO: BIRD IN A CAGE -- The Best Sport in the World -- A One- Man Crusade -- A Cross- Country Shuttle -- Cash and Corruption -- Huddle in the Orange Groves -- Picked Off like Geese -- Black Thursday -- PART THREE: HAWK OF HEAVEN -- A Maverick Fighter Ace -- The Jig Was Up -- Death of a Jockey -- An Endless Roar Overhead -- Big Brother, Little Friend -- Oil Run -- A Perfect Show -- Closing the Ring -- Buzz Bombs and Doodlebugs -- Fighter Boys -- A Last Throw of the Dice -- Twilight for the Reich -- Epilogue: The Bells Toll.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, American.
World War, 1939-1945 > Aerial operations, British.
Mustang (Fighter plane) > History.
United States. Army Air Forces > History.
Great Britain. Royal Air Force > History.
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Europe.
Fighter pilots > United States > Biography.
Fighter pilots > Great Britain > Biography.

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Abington Community Library 940.54 WHITE (Text) 50687011808881 Adult Nonfiction Checked Out 04/09/2024
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Bookplate: Presented by Peggy Jane Evans and Michelle Denise Evans in memory of John Francis Evans
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Summary: "The incredible, untold story behind the rise of the P-51 Mustang, the World War II fighter plane that destroyed the Luftwaffe and made D-Day possible"--

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